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creakingly

creakingly adverb: with a creaking sound.

Adverb

creakingly (comparative more creakingly, superlative most creakingly)

  1. With a creaking sound.
    • With a nervous giggle, Annie took herself creakingly out of the room.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 51

Forms of creakingly

comparativemore creakingly
superlativemost creakingly

Origin of creakingly

From creaking + -ly.

Questions about creakingly

What does creakingly mean?
Creakingly means with a creaking sound.
What part of speech is creakingly?
Creakingly is an adverb.

Words near creakingly in the dictionary

  1. creakiest
  2. creakily
  3. creakiness
  4. creakinesses
  5. creaking
  6. creakingly
  7. creakings
  8. creakless
  9. creaks
  10. creaky
  11. creaky voice

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